On the sidelines of the Grand Departure from the Tour de France 2025, the French Lenny Martinez said he was still “far” to be able to compete with the favorites for the final victory.
It’s the big day! This Saturday, July 5, the peloton of 112e Edition of the Tour de France will set off from Lille for three weeks of racing. An impatiently awaited moment by Lenny Martinez, who will start his second large loop after having discovered it last year with the Groupama-FDJ.
Considered one of the greatest hopes of French cycling to play the general classification at the Tour de France, the 21 -year -old Var posted his ambitions for this year. The Bahrain-Victorious runner announced that he did not aim for a top 10, but rather a stage victory.
“For the moment, I prefer to win a step what to do a top 10 to the general,” said Martinez in front of the press, and add: ” When you win, it’s a feeling on arrival that doesn’t last long, but it’s crazy. “”
Lenny Martinez: “I know it’s impossible for the moment”
Winner of a stage in Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Critérium du Dauphiné this season, Lenny Martinez knows that he will be eagerly awaited on the hexagonal roads. But who put pressure on him, while the French have been waiting for a tricolor winner since 1985 and the fifth coronation of Bernard Hinault.
“I don’t feel any pressure compared to that because I am still very far from winning the Tour. I know it’s impossible for the moment. I much prefer to be free and aim for the steps “Said Martinez, who sees himself fighting for the final victory in” maybe in two years “, Judging Tadej Pogacar still
“Really very far ahead. I still have to progress a lot. But Pogacar also progresses very, very quickly. The level is just incredible. “”
